Hitwise recently released traffic figures for the major job boards, and to me, the average HR user, there were some surprises… First up, the top two sites that appear to be growing are job.com (which I’ve never been to) and Indeed.com. I’m intrigued by the Indeed model, and might post about it in the next week or so. An even …
Tom Brady – Posterchild For Why Video Resumes Are A Bad Idea…
If you are thinking about doing a video resume as a candidate, stop. You’re not George Clooney or Jennifer Anniston. If you are thinking about using video resumes as a hiring manager, stop. You’ll limit yourself by seeing what the talent looks like WAAAAAY too early in the process. When you are early on in the recruiting process, it’s a …
Avoid Hiring an HR Dud….Because They’ll Be In Charge of Hiring Others…
Who among us likes missing on new hires? That rumbling feeling in your stomach after someone has started that you totally blew it, now you have to deal with it.. Anyone? Buhler? I thought not. So it stands to reason that when you are filling a position that will help you RECRUIT and SELECT, not missing is even more important …
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When Dating and Recruiting Feel the Same….
I was talking with a manager who had an accepted offer from a candidate late last week. The conversation went like this: Me – How’s your guy doing? Have you called him since he accepted the offer? (1 week ago at the time of this conversation)Manager – No.Me – Why not? Don’t you think he’d like to hear from you …
No Love from SBC to AT&T Employees – Gas is $3/Gallon and Telecommuting is No Longer an Option…
OK, here’s the situation. Gas costs $3 per gallon, companies are under increasing pressure to show their "greenness" and studies show that telecommuting can boost productivity in most, if not all, jobs. Based on those facts, would you increase the amount of telecommuting, keep it the same, or start making your current crop of telecommuters come back to the office? …
Have You Tried to Relocate A Candidate Lately?
Cross one category of candidates off your prospect list – homeowners you have to relocate… Relocating employees has always had a "haves" and "have-nots" type of feel. Back in the 90’s, most Fortune 500 companies had the "gold-plated" standard of employee relocation – covered physical moves, lump sums to handle all types of misc. costs and the ultimate in closing …
Here’s Another Reason Why You Don’t Have Google’s Employment Brand…
I was talking to someone on my team about the prospect of a boomerang hire – an ex-employee who had left our company, only to find the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the hedge. In any event, we talked for 5 minutes or so about all the reasons why our company is a good place to …
Email Recruiting is Dead, Much to the Dismay of My Myers-Briggs Type…
I had a heavy recruiting day on Tuesday. Nowhere to hide. Sourcing complete, 35 resumes of qualified candidates, many of them passive and having no clue who I am. Or who my company is, or why they should want to work for us. Yep….nothing left to do in the funnel but break the ice and let them know how cool …
Does Your Company Sponsor Employee Clubs? Not Even a Wine Club?
Kristina Shevory has a cool article up at the New York Times about employee clubs. From her article at the NYT: "Fat paychecks, pensions and health insurance are not enough to recruit and keep employees these days. Companies are again finding that adding a bit of social context to work is crucial to keeping employees happy and productive. That is …